Transportation Policy and Economic Regulation: Essays in Honor of Theodore Keeler

ISBN-13: 9780128126202 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 378 str.

James H. Peoples; James Bitzan

Opis

Transportation Policy and Economic Regulation: Essays in Honor of Theodore Keeler addresses pressing transportation issues--such as cabotage in air transport--providing understanding of the effectiveness of current and proposed policy. The book examines new policies, such as global airline deregulation and competitive bidding, across all major transportation modes. The book evaluates the economic impact and effectiveness of various policies, employing empirical analyses and new estimation techniques, such as Bayesian analysis. The book is designed for transportation professionals and researchers, as well as transportation economics students, providing a detailed reference for current transportation policy issues. Policy changes established in the last 35-40 years have introduced profound changes in the business environment of the transportation industry. Past policy changes promoted the free market's role in setting prices and determining service availability. While 21st century policy has focused on a variety of other issues, such as safety, road and air congestion, productivity growth, labor relations and exhaust emission, many still promote the role of competition. The book explores different approaches to dealing with such transportation issues in different parts of the world. Contemporary transportation policy debates have shifted from primarily examining the merits of reforming economic regulations at national levels to examining alternative methods of social regulation (such as safety regulation and emission controls), and identifying new approaches to changing economic regulations.

• Examines the latest transportation policy developments across all major modes, as well as comparative international analysis
• Shows how new policy changes, such as changes in regulation, affect overall transportation system performance
• Features methodological chapters to assist researchers in choosing their own methods, while subject matter chapters provide insights into particular transportation policy issues
• Examines policies on a global scale, revealing best practices used by the transportation industry in today's internationally competitive business environment
• Analyzes transport prices, speed of service, use of information technology, and operating issues, highlighting how transportation enhances quality of life

Spis treści

1. Theodore Keeler's Impact on Transportation Economics and Policy2. Theodore Keeler's Analysis of the Early Effects of Deregulation of U.S. Transportation Industries3. Commoditization and Segmentation of Aviation Markets4. An Analysis of Mergers and Productivity Growth in the U.S. Railroad Industry 5. Policy in the Deregulated and Newly Competitive Railroad Industry: A Global Analysis6. Designing Future Merger Policy in North American Rail: Lessons from the Past? 7. Ocean Container Shipping8. Evolution of Transportation Policy and Economics9. Competing with the Private Sector: The Welfare-Maximizing Response - The Case of Urban Public Transit 10. Devolution of Transportation: Reducing Big-Government Involvement in Transportation Decision Making 11.The Elusive Effects of CAFE Standards 12. Broker/Third Party Logistics Provider and Shipper Responsibility in Motor Carrier Selection: Considering Carrier Safety Performance13. Sturdy Inference and the Amelioration Potential for Driverless Cars: The Reduction of Motor Vehicle Fatalities due to Technology

O autorze

John Bitzan's areas of research include transportation economics, transportation industry structure and performance, and the impacts of regulatory change in the transport industries. He is co-editor of the book entitled Airline Efficiency (Emerald forthcoming). He is also Associate Editor of the book series Advances in Airline Economics (Emerald) as well as Associate Editor of Journal of Transportation Research Forum (Transportation Research Forum). James Peoples' area of research includes analysis of production efficiency for different modes of freight transportation as well as analysis of labor market activity in transportation industries. He has edited the following book on transportation economics: Transportation Labor Issues and Regulatory Reform (2004, Elsevier); Pricing Behavior and Non-Price Characteristics in the Airline Industry (2012, Emerald); and The Economics of International Airline Transport (2014, Emerald). He is also the series editor of Advances in Airline Economics (Emerald), and board member of the journal, Transport Policy (Elsevier).